 |
|
 |
|
|
Importer Partners Lee Edwards Distributing will, over time, have more Importer Partners. But there could be no better way to start a new company than with the Importer Partners I have chosen: Michael Skurnik Wines
Pileta 39 Hirsch Salomon Schloss-Gobelsburg Ecker Heidi Schrock Sattler Brundlmeyer Prieler H.M. Hofer Glatzer Nigl Chartogne-taillet Pierre Peters Gimonnet Gaston Chiquet H. Billiot Fils Vilmart & Cie Serge Batard Domaine Mardon Gysler J & H Selbach Jakoby-Mathy Karlsmuhle Kruger-Rumpf Loewen Merkelbach Messmer Meulenhof Minges Schmitt-Wagner Selbach Selbach-Oster Strub Italy Bibi Graetz Fratelli Pardi Siro Pacenti Pasqua Vigneti Mud House Natural Merchants
Terra Andina, USA Paul Hobbs Imports
Frontier Wine Imports
Laxas Estancia Piedra Sumarroca Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants
Chateau Aney, Haut-Medoc Domaine Bouvier, Marsannay Chateau Thivin, Beaujolais (Brouilly) Fessardiere, Muscadet Chantelouserie, Bougueil Clos la Coutale, Cahors Robert Kacher Selections
Domaine Jayer-Gilles Domaine Marc Morey, Chassagne-Montrachet Domaine Bertrand Ambroise, Nuits-St George Domaine de Fondreche, Cotes du Ventoux Domaine Sainte Eugenie, Corbieres When I am in a store and see an imported wine with which I am unfamiliar, I turn the bottle over to see who imported the wine. There are names of certain importers that I regard so highly, I would buy the wine without knowing anything else about it. These are the Importer Partners I will approach about doing business. They have all the same qualities in common: They are world travelers. These importers go to the vineyards of France, Chile, Italy, or whatever other country, every summer for months to look at the vines. They work with vineyard managers to make sure that leaves are cut back, that pests are kept at bay, they look at planting densities, they ask that fruit be cut back at veraison (stage in grape development when the grapes turn color). They are tireless champions of temperature control. In the winery during fermentation, from the winery to port, from their port to ours, their presence is felt. Everywhere the wine is, they ensure that the wine does not get too hot. They are not marketers. The great importers of the world began importing when there were no numbers in the US to support importing as a means to make a fortune. They did it because they fell in love with the grape or with specific countries, or both. These importer pioneers did what they did regardless if the American public understood it or not. Imported By Michael Skurnik should be all one needs to see to know they want to buy a wine. That is the level of dedication of my partners. That is the level of my dedication. ~ Lee Edwards |
|
|